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One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc. ; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts.

A caster of accounts; a reckoner; a bookkeeper; -- used conteptuously.

or vicious critic. The rancorous and reptile crew of poeticules, who decompose into criticasters. Swinburne.

A measure of capacity, equal to ten steres, or ten cubic meters.

A court of justice; judgment hall. [R.] J. S. Mill.

One who forecast. Johnson.

petty grammarian; a grammatical pedant or pretender. My noble Neophite, my little grammaticaster. B. Jonson.

Of or pertaining to the monitorial system of instruction followed by Joseph Lancaster, of England, in which advanced pupils in a school teach pupils below them.

A quack. [R.] Whitlock.

A petty politician; a pretender in politics. Milton.

One who roughcasts.

A witling. [R.] Milton.

See Caster, a small wheel.

his palace; but these powers are now abridged. The counties palatine, in England, are Lancaster, Chester, and Durham. -- County rates, rates levied upon the county, and collected by the boards of guardians, for the purpose of defraying the expenses to which counties are liable, such as repairing bridges, jails, etc.…

a first throw of the dice in which the total is two, three, or twelve, in which case the caster loses.

iai or small glass bottle for holding vinegar, oil, pepper, or the like, for the table; a caster. Swift.

Same as Decastere.

o clamor against public measures or men; -- said of persons. Factious for the house of Lancaster. Shak.

One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types. Fonder's dust. Same as Facing, 4. -- Founder's sand, a kind of sand suitable for purposes of molding.

A framework moving on casters, designed to support children while learning to walk.